Royal Institute of Philosophy Talk: What could parallel universes explain? Nick Unwin

Thursday 6 March 2025, 6:30pm to 7:30pm

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The Storey, Reading Room, Lancaster

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Some interpretations of quantum physics require that the world, along with our minds, split into parallel universes on a regular basis. This paper examines what it would feel like for this to happen, and whether such splits can usefully explain why some things occur rather than others.

Some interpretations of quantum physics require that the world, along with our minds, split into parallel universes on a regular basis. This paper examines what it would feel like for this to happen, and whether such splits can usefully explain why some things occur rather than others.

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Name Rachel Cooper (PH)
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r.v.cooper@lancaster.ac.uk